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The Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development (IGF)

Since 2015, IISD has hosted the Secretariat to the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development (IGF) with more than 75 member nations committed to leveraging mining for sustainable development to ensure that negative impacts are limited and financial benefits are shared.

The IGF supports more than 75 nations committed to leveraging mining for sustainable development to ensure that negative impacts are limited and financial benefits are shared. It is devoted to optimizing the benefits of mining to achieve poverty reduction, inclusive growth, social development, and environmental stewardship. The Secretariat's cornerstone Mining Policy Framework outlines best practices underpins the IGF's work on six focus areas:

  • Legal and Policy Environment
  • Financial Benefit Optimization
  • Socioeconomic Benefit Optimization
  • Environmental Management
  • Post-Mining Transition
  • Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining

Project team

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Greg Radford

Director, IGF

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Isabelle Ramdoo

Deputy Director, IGF

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Nathalie Bernasconi-Osterwalder

Vice-President, Global Strategies and Managing Director, Europe

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Aaron Cosbey

Senior Associate

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Thomas Lassourd

Senior Policy Advisor, Tax and Extractives

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Clémence Naré

Senior Law Advisor, IGF

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Suzy H. Nikièma

Lead, Sustainable Investment

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David Perri

Senior Communications Officer, Economic Law and Policy

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Marion Provencher Langlois

Gender Analyst

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Alexandra Readhead

Lead, Tax and Extractives

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Marina Ruete

Associate

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Susan Sekirime

Project Manager

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Lionel Simeon

Project Manager

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Jaqueline Taquiri

Policy Advisor, Tax and Extractives

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Viola Tarus

Policy Advisor, Tax and Extractives

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Ege Tekinbas

Senior Policy Advisor, Gender Equity

Funded by

Global Affairs Canada

Government of Canada, Global Affairs Canada

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Government of the Netherlands, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Latest

Gender and Local Content in the Mining Sector: Training for WIMOWA

A summary report about a capacity-building workshop for West African governments on gender equality and mining, focused on local content policies.

Brief

March 15, 2023

IGF Case Study: The Importance of Consultation and Engagement in Environmental and Social Impact Assessments

Highlighting good legal frameworks that cover a mine's life cycle and presenting illustrative cases from Canada and Peru.

Brief

January 10, 2023

IGF Case Study: Inclusive Closure and Post-Mining Transition at the Golden Pride Mine, Tanzania

This IGF case study of an open-pit gold mine in Tanzania provides good examples of how closure and post-mining transition can be done effectively and inclusively.

Brief

November 29, 2022

Global Review: Integrating Gender Into Mining Impact Assessments

Taking stock of the available methods and tools to identify and address the gendered impacts of mining.

Report

October 28, 2022

IISD Joins Global Battery Alliance

IISD is pleased to announce that it has joined the Global Battery Alliance (GBA) as a non-profit member. The GBA is a public–private collaboration platform founded in 2017 at the World Economic Forum to help establish a sustainable battery value chain by 2030.

Statement

October 19, 2022

Illicit Financial Flows and Conflict in Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining: Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger

This report examines artisanal mining in border areas plagued by conflict and presents recommendations for policy-makers in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger.

Report

September 13, 2022

Getting Their Fair Share: Capacity building on mining taxation pays dividends for Mongolia

When the Mongolian government saw it was not getting its fair share of revenues from the mining sector, it sought support so it could collect unpaid taxes and become better equipped to safeguard the public’s financial interests.

Success story

August 11, 2022

IGF Case Study: Biodiversity and Mining Governance in Senegal and Turkey

This case study presents how mining’s impacts on biodiversity and ecosystems have been managed in Senegal and Turkey using the mitigation hierarchy.

Brief

July 18, 2022

Project details

Topic
Mining
Region
Global
Focus area
Economies
Resources